Apparatus for treating feet



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APPARATUS FOR TREATING FEET Filed July 15, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 23, 1941 2,267,169

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 2,267,169 APPARATUS Fort TREATING FEET William C. Kast, Seattle, Wash. Application July 15, 1940, Serial No. 345,51?

' 14 Claims. (Cl. 4-182) The invention relates to improvements in ap- Three spray pump cylinders 16 are arranged as paratus for treating feet and the like, the priindicated, equally spaced around the periphery mary Object of the invention being the provision of the tank 12. Each of the cylinders 16 is proof an improved apparatus of the character individed with a vertically recprocating pump piston cated which is of simple construction and high1y r, l'l normally held elevated by a Compression fi t in Spring 18 and connected with a piston rod 19 Another object of the inventionis the provision' slidably projectng through the top of the cylof an improved apparatus of the, character indiinder and tank 12, as indicated. cated especially adapted for the treatment of the The base 111 is provided with a central circualr feet to prevent the spread of disease or infections depresson 20 in which is mounted a circular platand which is of simple Construction and highly form 21. The platform 21 is provided with a efficient in use. centrally flanged bearing plate 22 resting upon an Other Objects will appeal' hereinafter. inner coled Spring 3 having a lar and The invention consists of the combinations and stronger ou r coiled Spring 24 surrounding the arrangements of parts hereinafter described and l same and whereby said platform is mounted for cmimei rocking yielding depression in every direction, as The invention will be best underst'ood by refindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. Suppleerence to the accompanying drawings forming a m ta supporting plates or blocks 25 are arpart of this'specification, and in which ranged as indicated in the platform 21 directly Fig. l is a top plan view of apparatus embody- 20 over each piston rod 19, said supporting blocks ing t m t i 25 being in turn supported by slats 26 radiating Fig. 2 a transverse'vertical section of the same; therefrom as shown, the inwardly extending slats Fig. 3 a top plan view of the same with por- 26 being secured to and supported by arcuate tions removed and others broken away for the ba s 2 ex ending from the periphery of the platsake of dearness; 25 form to the central bearing member 22, as shown.

Fig. 4 an enlarged detail section through one Each of the bearing blocks 25 is provided with of a plurality of spraying members employed in a central Opening 28 fitting loosely over a conical t t ti and point 29 on the top of a rocking washer 30 se- Fig. 5 a section taken substantially on line cured to the top of the corresponding piston rod 5-5 of Fig 4 30 19 and whereby a connection is efiected between The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the Platform 21 and each Of the pu p P s s 11 the drawings comprises a suitable base 10 which SO t peripheral depression of the correspondis preferably made of sheet metal in the form of ng portion of the platform 21 will cause correa truncated cone having a rubber cushion or sponding depression of the corresponding piston bufier 11 arranged around the outer edges there- 11, as will be readily understood.

of. A tank 12 is arranged as shown within the An air pipe 31 leads from the bottom of each of base Io and is provided with an outwardly slopthe pu p y nd s 11 to a sp y d 3 o at d ing bottom 13 as indicated. A filling spout 14 is at the inner top side of each cylinder and having connected with the top of the tank 12 and exa spr y tu 3 extendng th r to a positended through the adjacent Wall of the base lo tion adjacent the bottom of the tank 13 above the where it i provided. with a, rmovable cap 15. level of the outer portion thereof so that said By this arrangement provision is made whereby spray pipe 33 Will in no event withdraw any Of V the tank may be readily filled with a suitable the water of condensation from the outer lower prophylactic medicinal solution or the like for por ons o h n s w be i y ap ren treatment of the feet to prevent the spread of 4 o F 4 o the a s. AS s he op parasitic infectious diseases or the like. such a 34 of the tank 12 slopes inwardly toward the solution is light-er than water so that the outcenter thereof where a drain pipe 35 is arranged wardly sloping bottom 13 of the tank 12 will to extend downwardly through the tank 12 and cause any water of condensation depositing in the bottom of the base 111 so' as to permit of the said tank to collect automatically in the outer ready dra n and dscharge Of qu fallin lower portions of said tank, as lndicated in Fig. 4, on the top of the tank from the platform 21.

and so that said water of condensation may be In use and in operation, the apparatus is placed readily withdrawn through the spout 14 by means in a doorway through which persons must pass of a syringe; suction pump or siphon, as will be from and to showers, lockers and the like in athreadily understood. 5 letic or sporting buildings. A person Walking over the device in bare of of the feet, thereby of the prophylactic solution to be ejected upward- I and produce a continuous spraying action. this way the feet or the user will be subjected to a fresh, clean, full Strength spray of medicinal preparation unafl'ected by the amount or use and uncontaminated by previous contact with diseased or infected feet. Being completely enclosed, the apparatus can be easily cleaned of any litter or refuse dropped on it and the supply of medicinal preparation cannot become diluted from drainage from the feet or polluted with dirt, lint, cigarette butts, matches or other debris. If infiammable or explosive medicinal preparations entirely enclosed so as to reduce the fire hazard. The specific form and arrangement of parts disclosed is a simple and effective one for th'e purpose.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying the invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details disclosed, but desre to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Apparatus of the class a supporting platform mounted to be capable of rocking motion inany direction; and a plurality of spraying members operatively connected with outer portions of said platform and adapted and arranged to project sprays th'ereover.

2. The apparatus specified in claim 1 in which the platform is provided with a central support and the spraying members yieldingly support the outer portions thereof.

3. The apparatus specified in claim 1 in which the platform is provided with a central spring support and the spraying members yieldingly support the outer portions thereof.

4. The apparatus specified in c aim l in which the platform is provided with supporting slats radiating inwardly from described comprising each spraying member.-

against the sole 5. The apparatus specified in claim 1 in which the platform is circular in shape and is arranged in a correspondingly shaped well.

6. The apparatus specified in claim 1 in which the platform is circular in shape, arranged in a shaped well and is 8. The apparatus specified in claim 7 in which the platform is provided with a central support and the spraying means yieldingly support the outer portions thereof.

9. The apparatus specified in claim 7 in which the platform is provided with a central support and the spraying means yieldingly support the outer portions thereof. l

10. The apparatus specified in claim 7 in which the central well and platform are shape, the platform is provided with a central Spring support and th'espring means yieldingly support the outer portions thereof and the platform is provided with supporting slats radiating inwardly from each spraying means.

11. Apparatus of the ing a supply tank contaming liquid;

a comparatively high for operating said spraying means.

12. The apparatus specified in claim 11 in which the tank has a sloping bottom and the spraying means is connected ad acent a higher means is connected adjacent a higher level of l said bottom.

14. The apparatus specified in claim 11 in which th'e tank is circular in form, its bottom WILLIAM C. RAST. 

